by ICPE | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Priorities, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Leaky bucket: legislature diverts K-12 tuition support funding from public schools Do you ever wonder how legislators can brag about “historic” increases in the education budget, yet public schools’ funding increases barely keep up with inflation? It’s because so much...
by Vic Smith | Jan 27, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Get Involved, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #348 Dear Friends, Heads up! Public education is under the most serious attack ever seen in Indiana. Will you help defend it as you have for the last decade? Taking advantage of the pandemic and reduced citizen access to the Statehouse,...
by ICPE | Oct 25, 2020 | #VotePublicEd, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, IPS, Privatization, Urban Schools
Out-of-state education reform money floods into Indiana communities RISE Indy PAC Purpose: “Electing candidates for Indianapolis School Board, City Council, and the Indiana General Assembly who have a kids first agenda in education policy.” Hoosiers for Great Public...
by ICPE | Sep 30, 2020 | Charter Schools, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Innovation Schools, IPS, Privatization, Vouchers
Backpack Full Of Cash panel discussion with Dr. McCormick ICPE hosted a discussion on school privatization and the impact to our public schools using the film Backpack Full of Cash as the backdrop. Many thanks to our panel participants: Dr. Jennifer McCormick,...
by Marilyn Shank | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, School Funding
ACT NOW ON HB 1065 AMENDMENT #6 Act now to get Amendment 6 removed from House Bill 1065 Rep. Jeff Thompson filed his dissent to House Bill 1065 as amended, which now includes Amendment 6 allowing public schools to share referendum money with charter schools. The...
by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer | Feb 23, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, iLearn, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, Rally 2020, Rural Schools, School Funding, Standardized Testing, Teacher Pay, Urban Schools
“Hold Harmless?” Let’s Talk About Harm Last November, tens of thousands of us stood outside this statehouse with our signs and our songs, chanting “Red for Ed!” We stood alongside teachers from all across the state—but also alongside parents,...
